Where we left off August 2018
On 1 January, 3151 an entire fleet of clan vessels arrived in terran space, inexplicably untouched by the Wall. The challenge broadcast by the flagship....
I'm waiting to find out.
Likewise. Much as I enjoyed Shattered Fortress when it was released, to have it end on that cliffhanger - and no answer as to what caused the Blackout - was a bit of a let-down. Mostly because it would be literally years before we did get an answer. Still, with any luck, we'll see a resolution this year or next.
Regarding which Clan owned that fleet, it could a multi-Clan force rather than just the Wolves or Falcons. Perhaps a coalition of Bears, Foxes, Ravens and Horses brokered by Devlin Stone. None of them would be too thrilled at seeing the Falcons claim the ilClan mantle at this stage.
smaller numbers would have meant more personality instead of having generic clan but we use vehicles or generic clan but we use warships or generic clan but we use drugs
Each to their own, but since the Field Manuals and Warriors of Kerensky sourcebooks came out the Clans always had more nuance and individuality than that (IMHO at least). Much like how the 18 Space Marine Legions from the Horus Heresy were built from the same template and have some overlap, but each is most certainly an individual entity in its own right.
'generic clan but we use vehicles' - also emphasizes infantry, suffering from internal division between Crusader leaders and Warden rank and file (at least when first introduced), decent relations between castes, the Branding ritual, oscillates between following another Clan and forging its own path
'generic clan but we use warships' - heavily utilizes fighters and ground forces together, Machiavellian both internally and towards other Clans, paranoia and distrust are endemic even within castes and Bloodname houses
'generic clan but we use drugs' - emphasize marksmanship, venerate history and artifacts, Seekers, egalitarian attitude towards freeborns, mascot animals kept by Scorpion warriors, somewhat isolationist but not hostile to outsiders